'I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.' Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die - from starvation, or disease, or even execu...(展开全部)

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Joan Didion’s incomparable and distinctive essays and journalism are admired for their acute, incisive observations and their spare, elegant style. Now the seven books of nonfiction that appeared between 1968 and 2003 have been brought together into one thrilling collection. Slouching Towards Bethlehem captures the counterculture of the sixtie...(展开全部)

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Joan Didion’s incomparable and distinctive essays and journalism are admired for their acute, incisive observations and their spare, elegant style. Now the seven books of nonfiction that appeared between 1968 and 2003 have been brought together into one thrilling collection. Slouching Towards Bethlehem captures the counterculture of the sixtie...(展开全部)

An award-winning, internationally acclaimed Chinese bestseller, originally banned in China but recently named one of the last decade’s ten most influential books there, To Live tells the epic story of one man’s transformation from the spoiled son of a rich landlord to an honorable and kindhearted peasant. After squandering his family’s fortune in gambling dens and brothels...(展开全部)

作者简介； 伯特兰・阿瑟・威廉・罗素（Bertrand・Russell，1872～1970），20世纪最著名、最重要、拥有最广泛读者的思想大师，所涉极广，著述甚丰。他的著作充满正义、良知、睿智和温馨，多彩多姿，博大精深。1920年，罗素曾访问中国，对中国人民怀有特殊的真诚和友好的情感。60年代，他曾把自己所著《西方哲学史》寄给毛泽东，而本文集中《西方的智慧》，正是从前者脱胎而来。

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Review There is a lot to really enjoy in this story and there is great energy to the writing, as well as some fine characterization. (Peter James, award-winning and no.1 bestselling crime thriller author of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series) Prepare to be murdered by this book. Dark, dangerous and intricately plotted – my heart literally pounded. I haven't been this add...(展开全部)

The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final year project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperat...(展开全部)

Review There is a lot to really enjoy in this story and there is great energy to the writing, as well as some fine characterization. (Peter James, award-winning and no.1 bestselling crime thriller author of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series) Prepare to be murdered by this book. Dark, dangerous and intricately plotted – my heart literally pounded. I haven't been this add...(展开全部)

The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final year project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperat...(展开全部)